HOUSTON, Texas - No. 9 seed Old Dominion University women's tennis will face No. 8 seed UAB in the first round of the Conference USA Championships on Thursday, April 18 at 1 p.m. EST. The C-USA Championships is held in Houston, Texas.

ODU comes into their first ever Conference USA Championship with a 12-8 mark. The Lady Monarchs have faced just one other C-USA opponent this season, falling at Marshall 4-3 earlier in the year. The Thundering Herd are the No. 7 seed and the two teams would not face each other until the finals.

Junior Melissa Esnal Olguin leads ODU with a 14-5 record, playing primarily at No. 5 singles, where she is 12-4. Fellow junior Nika Khmolovska is second on the squad with a 12-6 mark, playing mostly at No. 6 singles.